Pinzolo family routes

GREEN ROUTE: historic center

From the tourist office pass the square, and turn right to the state highway up to St. Vigilio church (point of interest nr 1). Take the Way of the Cross, go straight ahead and turn left after the old people’s house. Go on up to reach “La Rugia” house (point of interest nr 3) and the church of St. Gerolamo (point of interest nr 4); take the road in front of the church, follow it and enter into the pinewood. Go uphill in front of the ice stadium and to the state highway, where there is the monument dedicated to the grinder (point of interest nr 2). Take the footpath on the right of the road, pass the library and then go along the “Passeggiata dell’Emigrante” path (point of interest nr 2); at the end of the walk, cross the road again and go to Carera square; then cross the historic center of the village and go back to the starting point.

YELLOW ROUTE: bycicle lane

From the tourist office, cross the square, turn right, cross the state highway and take the road in front of the chemist’s; follow it, at the crossroads turn right towards the St. Vigilio church (point of interest nr 1). Pass near the church, go to the state highway again, follow the footpath on the left and take the road on the right towards the Tulot cableway; after about 500 mt, reach a votive capital (point of interestnr 5) and take the bicycle lane on the right. Go on and after 1,5 km, continue to the left orographic side of the Sarca river, cross the soccer fields and, after about 400 mt, turn left. At the crossroads go straight ahead to the center of the village, near the supermarket. In this last part of the route you can see a votive capital and some frescos.

ORANGE ROUTE: Palazin Màsari Campanòt

From the tourist office, cross the square and turn right to the state highway. Go on up to the crossroads with the road that leads to Prà Rodont, after the Doss del Sabion cableway; take this road and, at the third hairpin bend, take the path that goes into the wood on the right; reach a mountain house and then a forest road. Follow this road that changed into a paved road, which delimits the upper part of Pinzolo; reach a little lime wood with benches on the right, take the path on the left, cross the wood for about 1 km near some dry stone walls (point of interest nr 10) and arrive at Vadaione village. Go downhill to the main road in front of the Bellavista hotel. After the hotel, keep the right and follow the road parallel to the state highway up to the primary school and the Ciclamino green area (point of interest nr 7, 8, 9); come back to the center of Pinzolo.

BLUE ROUTE: Plan Runcadin Maniva

From the tourist office turn left and go to the back of the church; go ahead on the left towards the houses of the center, go straight ahead along the cobblestones road that crosses the lime wood and come to the paved road. Go on for a few dozen meters and take the mule track nr. 357 on the right Puntera di Caio (point of interest nr 10) that goes into the wood and go on for about 600 mt up to a meadow with some mountain houses (Plan zone). Pass near the meadow and, after 100 mt, reach a dirt road. Turn right and follow the forest road up to Runcadin area, with a meadow and some mountain houses. Follow the forest road towards the paved road that goes uphill to Prà Rodont. Go on for about 400 mt up to another paved road that goes downhill to the wood steeply. Take this road up to a wooden fence and follow directions to Pinzolo, going downhill to a steep dirt path as far as you reach the paved road again; turn left and follow it, up to three beautiful mountain houses in Maniva zone. After the last house, from the hairpin bend take a forest road on the left (following directions to Runcadin area for about 2 km); go straight ahead to a road changed into a path near the field. After about 300 mt the path meets the previous mule track: follow it and come back to Pinzolo.

RED ROUTE: Valastun

From the tourist office turn left and go to the back of the church; go ahead on the left to the houses of the center and to the upper part of the village, along the cobblestones road that crosses the lime wood and come to the paved road. Go on for a few dozen meters and take the path nr. 357 on the right Pinzolo old road (point of interest nr 10) that goes to a meadow with some mountain houses (Plan zone). Go along the edge of the meadow, along the path nr. 357, which goes uphill quite steeply up to reach the Valastun area (point of interest nr 6). Go alongside the meadow and, after about 500 mt, take the hairpin bend of the paved road and , after 80 mt, take the path again that cuts the wood on the right and reaches a fork; follow directions to Prà Rodont and reach a paved road with a panoramic viewpoint on the valley. Go back to the previous fork and follow indications to Pinzolo. Pass downstream the Valastun mountain houses up to a dirt road, follow indications to Giustino. Follow this road for about 2 km up to the houses in Vadaione area (Giustino). At the plumb crossroads with the main road of the village, turn right and follow the road that goes parallel at the state highway up to come back to the center of Pinzolo.

You can find the maps at Val Rendena town halls, Pro Loco tourist offices and Tourist Board offices

BABY BUGGIES - EASYRoutes in the historic center of the villages, provided with all public and private facilities. Maximum accessibility.CHILDREN up to 3-6 years - EASYLevel routes with rest stops, pic nic areas, play-ground. Maximum accessibility.CHILDREN up to 6-9 years - MEDIUM Longer routes, the most of which outside the villages; higher altitude and greater height difference. Benches and rest stops. No total accessibility because of some dirt roads.KIDS up to 10-12 years MEDIUM-DIFFICULTMiddle altitude routes, among woods and glades. No facilites but benches. Packed lunch is recommended.KIDS up to 13-14 years - DIFFICULTHiking routes with a great height difference; it is necessary a fairly good knowledge of the mountain environment. Packed lunch.